TMenuItem.GetParentMenu function

Declaration

function GetParentMenu: TMenu; virtual

Function result

Menu for the top-most unparented menu item in the hierarchy, or Nil when not found.

Description

GetParentMenu is a TMenu function used to get the menu where the menu item or its Parent menu item is located. GetParentMenu visits each of the Parent menu items. When an item is located without an assigned Parent, its Menu property is used as the return value for the method. The return value is Nil if all menu items in the hierarchy have a Parent menu item.

GetParentMenu is used in methods like GetIsRightToLeft, GetImageList, DoDrawItem, and DoMeasureItem.

See also

• GetIsRightToLeft
• GetImageList
• DoDrawItem
• DoMeasureItem